Returning players from Newington:
..........The open side not sure of his name (7)
Newington Rugby Awards : 2012 Season
2nd XV :
Best Back - Lachlan Anderson ( 10 )
Best Forward - Stuart Mill ( 7 )
Most Improved - Luke Gardner ( 3 )
Spirit of Rugby - Vuni Fifita ( 1 )
Ahhh But SB... YOU questioned mine.This is the Dream Team. You don't question it.
Ahhh But SB. YOU questioned mine.
Riverview - 2012
Returning
1sts - Nathan Kelly (1), Hosea Futndsajdhnf (2), Jack Bowditch (3/5/8), Ben Hunt (8) Mike Kennedy (9), Tom Molloy (12/14), Bill Freeman (11) Sam 'Maori' Mete (14)
2nds - Evan Pritchard (2), Conor Menzies (7), Lincoln Whitley (Backrow a few games), Mitch Butler (13), Charlie McKay (14)
3rds - Can't be bothered to list off but there are 8 of them, all mostly strongest players in team
Potential 1sts
1) Nafan Kelly
2) Evan Pritchard
3) Jack Bowditch
4) Beau Petterson (16A) Nick Meagher (3rds)
5) Ben Hunt
6) Lincoln Whitley (16A)
7) Conor Menzies
8) Hosea futkava
9) Mike Kennedy/Alex Barker (3rds)
10) Bill Freeman/Mike Kennedy/Jack McGregor (15A)
11) Ben Condon (3rds)/ Sam Mete
12) Tom Molloy
13) Henry Hutchinson (15A)
14) Charlie McKay
15) Henry Hutchinson/Sam Mete/Jack McGregor
Strong forward pack but not sure of backs and what is going to happen.
Year 12, not doing pathwaysJack Redden ?? Jack King??
Year 12, not doing pathways
Riverview - 2012
Returning
1sts - Nathan Kelly (1), Hosea Futndsajdhnf (2), Jack Bowditch (3/5/8), Ben Hunt (8) Mike Kennedy (9), Tom Molloy (12/14), Bill Freeman (11) Sam 'Maori' Mete (14)
2nds - Evan Pritchard (2), Conor Menzies (7), Lincoln Whitley (Backrow a few games), Mitch Butler (13), Charlie McKay (14)
3rds - Can't be bothered to list off but there are 8 of them, all mostly strongest players in team
Potential 1sts
1) Nafan Kelly
2) Evan Pritchard
3) Jack Bowditch
4) Beau Petterson (16A) Nick Meagher (3rds)
5) Ben Hunt
6) Lincoln Whitley (16A)
7) Conor Menzies
8) Hosea futkava
9) Mike Kennedy/Alex Barker (3rds)
10) Bill Freeman/Mike Kennedy/Jack McGregor (15A)
11) Ben Condon (3rds)/ Sam Mete
12) Tom Molloy
13) Henry Hutchinson (15A)
14) Charlie McKay
15) Henry Hutchinson/Sam Mete/Jack McGregor
Strong forward pack but not sure of backs and what is going to happen.
Will do my good friend. But trust me, Riverview will latch on to any oppotunity of an excuse for the season ahead, one that will resemble the forgettable season of 2012 and will exile the schools that beat us in the process.Whatever is going to happen to your school team next year, please take it as a man and don't rubbish around about other school team like what you have said about Newington this year.
It is well and good selecting 'Dream Teams' for 2013 but what about winners & losers?
I am intrigued about possible winning teams for all of the 6 match 2013 'season'. It seems to me that Scots followed by Kings & Joeys have the strongest rugby programs. Not only were their Opens performing well in the top 3 grades but the U16As this year also performed strongly.
Riverview and Shore are real concerns. They totally dominate the U16 talent having been the standout teams (school and state level) every year since 2009 (U13s) EXCEPT this year when they both lost most matches. Both teams had more then 1/2 of their U16A 'talent' playing up or injured. This suggests the age group is not strong as when you take away key players the back up players struggle.
2013 like every year will offer exciting prospects but the team with good injury management and strong 2nds/3rds XVs will be the winners in September. (this thread has choruses at all levels especially Super Rugby).
Joeys 16As came 2nd to Scots who were 'champions'I have been thinking about this already as well George - the prospects are mouthwatering!
I think that next year will not see a clear champion team as it appears to me that the teams are matched pretty evenly based on this years results through the grades and age brackets.
The exception to this prognostication may be Joeys IMO with their 2nds & 3rds winning their respective comps and from reports they won something like 10 of 12 competitions available this year. How did their 16A's go?
Kings will welcome the reuniting of their gun 16A's from last year after going into meltdown through injuries and possibly other distractions in the latter part of this season. They will be thereabouts.
Newington's returning players have been discussed in this thread already - although they have some good players returning and very capable players to step up I don't think they will be as dominant up front as this year - the backs look good though and it would be foolhardy to count them out. New's 2nds had the best "for & against" this season and close losses to Joeys - the ultimate winners ( 2 points ) and Kings ( 8 points ) don't really indicate how strong they were despite finishing third.
I don't know much about Scots as far as who they keep but the worry to me is the depth given that the 2nds & 3rd's seemed to struggle a bit this year. Maybe a Scots supporter could comment and fill in some information.
The winner(s) in 2013 to come from these 4 schools with possibly Joeys ahead of Kings, New and Scots.Shore may surprise - their lionhearted efforts this year were great! View and Grammar to make up the numbers.
In any event - good luck to ALL the teams as they prepare to do it all again next year!
It will be interesting to come back to this in a year or so and see how the actual results bear up!
Wreckless
Joeys 16As came 2nd to Scots who were 'champions'
.also I am looking for the results of the following games this year to complete the 'school depth' table:
TKSvSJC 16a/b/c
SICvNC 16a/b/c
TSCvSGS 16a
TSCvTAS 16b
TSCvSHS 16c
Kings will welcome the reuniting of their gun 16A's from last year after going into meltdown through injuries and possibly other distractions in the latter part of this season. They will be thereabouts.
.also I am looking for the results of the following games this year to complete the 'school depth' table:
TKSvSJC 16a/b/c
SICvNC 16a/b/c
TSCvSGS 16a
TSCvTAS 16b
TSCvSHS 16c